| An Entertaining Tale of Quadrupeds Contributor(s): Nicholas, Nick (Translator), Baloglou, George (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0231127618 ISBN-13: 9780231127615 Publisher: Columbia University Press OUR PRICE: $37.62 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2003 Annotation: "An Entertaining Tale of Quadrupeds" is the first English verse translation of the Greek satirical poem "Diegesis Paidiophrastos ton Zoon ton Tetrapodon." Written by an anonymous author in fourteenth-century Byzantium, this vernacular allegorical poem has long been recognized as a unique document, one that appears to have originated independently of comparable works in other traditions. A medieval "Animal Farm," the story describes a convention of animals in which each beast vaunts its uses to humanity while denigrating others, resulting in a cataclysmic battle. The authors provide extensive textual analysis and notes on the form, style, and context of the poem. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | Medieval |
| Dewey: 881.02 |
| LCCN: 2003004917 |
| Series: Records of Western Civilization |
| Physical Information: 1.23" H x 6.32" W x 8.9" (1.70 lbs) 576 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Cultural Region - Greece |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: An Entertaining Tale of Quadrupeds is the first English verse translation of the Greek satirical poem Diegesis Paidiophrastos ton Zoon ton Tetrapodon. Written by an anonymous author in fourteenth-century Byzantium, this vernacular allegorical poem has long been recognized as a unique document, one that appears to have originated independently of comparable works in other traditions. A medieval Animal Farm, the story describes a convention of animals in which each beast vaunts its uses to humanity while denigrating others, resulting in a cataclysmic battle. The authors provide extensive textual analysis and notes on the form, style, and context of the poem. |